Act against illegal garbage collectors: Gurugram Divisional Commissioner

Gurugram Divisional Commissioner RC Bidhan asked officials on Friday to ensure stringent action against illegal garbage vendors, collecting waste and taking money from residents. During a review meeting with all agencies concerned, Bidhan said all the officials appointed to monitor the cleanliness campaign must check the attendance register of the cleaning staff in their wards in the morning and evening separately so that action could be taken against negligent employees as per the rules. The Divisional Commissioner took a strict stand and said negligence at any level would not be tolerated. "The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has initiated several steps to ensure cleanliness. Necessary directions have been given to the officials concerned to ensure cleanliness across the city. They have also been instructed to not hesitate to take action against those involved in illegal activities," Bidhan said.

The Divisional Commissioner said he had been informed about the continuous dumping of garbage by vehicles coming from Delhi in Bajghera, Sector 21, Wazirabad, and Carterpuri village of Gurugram at midnight by MLA Mukesh Sharma. He said he had directed the officials to form a four-member team, comprising the joint commissioner and one official each from the district administration, police department, and RTA department. This team shall run a special campaign at night. Bidhan also directed the MCG officials to ensure that trolleys and dumpers were stationed at all the garbage collection points and secondary points in the city. Expressing displeasure over the sanitary inspectors' working style, he also directed them to improve the cleanliness system of all the identified places by Sunday. "The definition of cleanliness is a garbage-free area 24 hours a day and seven days a week," he added.